Preparing the Container

Welcome to VisiHow. In today's tutorial, we will show you how to create an apple blossom flower arrangement. This is an elegant centerpiece or table arrangement using crabapple blossoms, strawberry flowers, vinca or periwinkle vine and snowball viburnum. We will create our arrangement in a crystal compote dish. This is part one of our four-part tutorial, in which we prepare the container.

Snap or cut anything that is sticking out. This is an inexact science. We just want to make sure that this is in there really well, and isn't going to slide around. Remember to save the scraps. They are useful in other kinds of containers, such as for a funeral arrangement. We will cut even more foam and create a few more wedges. We want this nice and tight.

Make sure nothing is moving and that everything is firm and solid. This is really important. In fact, we are going to add one more strip of tape. We don't want anything falling out one we've put it in. However, we don't want to go overboard either. We don't want to take up too much of the space with tape, because we need exposed foam to put the flowers and greens in.

This concludes part one of our tutorial on creating an apple blossom flower arrangement.

Now that we have prepared the container, we are ready for part two, where we begin to add flowers and greens. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below.

Add the First Flowers and Greens

Welcome to VisiHow. This is part two of a four-part tutorial, in which we show you how to create an apple blossom flower arrangement. In part one, we prepared our container. In this section, we will begin to add flowers and greens.

Turn the container as we work. We want the stems to be cut pretty cleanly so that they will press into the foam easily. Once something is placed, try to leave it where it is. If we pull it out and re-place it, we risk creating an air pocket that a stem might meet and be unable to drink from.

Remember, this is an all-around arrangement. This is one of the reasons that we cut our floral foam to come out of the top of the container, so we can give the illusion that things are cascading downward. Our stems are a little bit soft, which can sometimes be a challenge.

Cut each stem right before pressing it into the floral foam. Turn the arrangement as we work to identify bare spots that could use greenery. Allow the leaves to hang down, as this is what they would do in nature.

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Add Accent Flowers

Welcome to VisiHow. In this tutorial, we show you how to create a beautiful apple blossom flower arrangement. This is part three of four, in which we add our accent flowers, including periwinkle and strawberry flowers.

On the whole, we try to stick with just a few colors in an arrangement. That way, things don't look too crazy. It keeps a more graceful look. This is also a bit more natural. A lot of times, things grow or bloom with just a few kinds or a few colors at a time. All of the flowers we are using are currently in bloom.

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Final Touches

Welcome to VisiHow! In this tutorial, we are showing you how to create an apple blossom flower arrangement. This is part four of four, in which we add the final touches, including snowball viburnum. This arrangement is an all-around arrangement, which means that it looks great from any angle. No matter where someone is sitting at the table, they will be able to enjoy it.

We're really down to where we're trying to cover up anything that we don't want viewers to see. Anything that isn't as cute as we want it to look needs to be covered up. That's what the snowball viburnum are doing in this arrangement. They're really nice greens, and they have the cute little snowball.

Due to the heat that day, and the fact that we were working in direct sunlight for the filming, we had to replace a few of our greens. Don't be afraid to do this if anything begins to wilt. In addition, it's usually best to work with fresh floral materials in the shade.

This concludes our tutorial showing you how to create your own apple blossom flower arrangement.

In this design, we used apple blossoms and leaves, vinca or periwinkle flowers and vines, and strawberry flowers and leaves. We also used snowball viburnum and leaves, as well as leaves from the bleeding heart plant. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this video, please leave them in the comments section below.

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